end zone | STEVE HARRINGTON

ten

CHAPTER TEN

season 2 episode 9

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ANASTASIA AND HOPPER ENTERED THE SMALL CAFE as Hopper dropped down his cigarette onto the ground, they walked side by side together as Anna got into the booth first closely followed by Hopper who handed her his coat. They were meeting with Sam Owens, Anna had no idea why but they just had too according to Hopper.

"Chief-o." Owens grinned. "And Anastasia."

"How's the leg?" Hopper asked, gesturing down to the mans legs.

Owens shrugged. "Better. Pretty sure my football career is over." They chuckled, but all Anna could do was glare at the man as he handed over a piece of his sandwich to them. "Want some? No way I'm gonna finish it."

"No. I'm, uh...on a diet." Hopper refused, Anastasia snorted at his words.

"Well, you're a better man than me." Owens smiled. "Hey, I got a little something for you." He slid over two pieces of paper over to Hopper who grabbed onto it, he opened it and read it. "Congratulations, Pop."

"I thought-" Hopper went to speak but was interrupted.

"Sometimes, I impress even myself." Owens looked chuffed with himself. "Still, I'd let things cool off for a while, if I were you."

Hopper sniffed, "How longs a while?"

"Want to be safe? I give it a year." Owens guessed.

"A year?" Anastasia's eyes widened.

Hopper sighed, picking up the other piece of the sandwich and eating it. "What about one night?"

"One night?"

"Yeah," Hopper shrugged. "How risky would that be?"

"What's so important about one night?" Owens asked, as Hopper just stared at him until he eventually gave up. "Fine, one night."

Once Anastasia and Hopper were back in his truck together, she stared at the sheets in his hand. "What did he give you?"

"Birth Certificates for you and El." Hopper replied, but read it out to her as she looked confused. "It says that I am your legal parents, he changed your last names to Jane Hopper and Anastasia Petrovna-Hopper."

"Papa?" Anastasia gasped, her eyes beginning to well up with tears as Hopper leaned over and hugged her. "So, does this mean I have an official birthday?"

Hopper grinned, knowing she had never celebrated one. "You sure do, kid. August 1st 1967."

Anastasia took the sheet and hold it close to her chest. "Thank you, Я люблю тебя, папа."

"Love you too, kid."

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Anastasia and Steve had started to hang out together after the events of the whole upside down situation, and were now dropping Dustin off at the annual school ball. Steve pulled up outside as Anna sat in the back, "All right, buddy, here we are. So, remember, once you get in there..."

Dustin turned back to him and nodded. "Pretend like I don't care."

"You don't care." Steve confirmed.

"I don't care."

Steve said. "There you go. You're learning, my friend. You're learning." Though he pulled the mirror away from Dustin who was attempting to look at himself...again. "Hey."

"What?" Dustin sighed.

"Come on, you look great, okay? You look...you look great." Steve assured him, "Okay?" Now you're gonna go in there....look like a million bucks. And you're gonna slay 'em dead."

"Like a lion." Dustin grinned, making a strange purring noise with his mouth.

Anna laughed. "Maybe not like that, Dustin."

"Yeah," Steve agreed. "Don't do that, okay?"

"Okay." Dustin nodded.

"Good luck." Steve said as they shook hands, and Anna rubbed his shoulder in support. They watched Dustin walk in until he was sight of sight and Anna climbed into the passenger seat as Steve groaned. "How many times, Anna? Just walk around the car, or you are going to ruin my seats."

"Oh, big deal." Anna rolled her eyes. "I might just do it even more now."

"Oh, yeah? Then you won't ever be allowed back in my car." Steve warned her but there was a hint of a smile.

She pretended to look sad. "Fine, I guess if our friendship means less than your car."

"I was kidding," Steve replied. "Are we going to my place or yours?"

"Papa would kill me if he showed up at home to see you, so your house." Anastasia reminded him. "Can we watch that old movie you have?"

"Sure." Steve muttered, it was Anastasia's favorite movie but they had watched it a dozen of times, he never wanted to say thing to hurt her feelings. "But only if we watch my favorite movie after."

"Oh, of course." She nodded back, as Steve pulled off and drove back to his house.

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author's note -

i have decided to write yet an other stranger things fan fiction but I am going to include the main fc from the Eddie fan fic into season four on this one, so she will be in both books. Her name is Delilah Archer.